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+title: "Flipper Zero and their \"Limited\" pledges"
+author: Yarmo Mackenbach
+slug: flipper-zero-limited
+date: "2020-07-31 10:57:24"
+published: true
+---
+
+## The Flipper Zero project
+
+I'm not going to lie, Flipper Zero sounds like a cool project for hackers. Here's a [link to their website](https://flipperzero.one/zero) which will lead you to their Kickstarter page.
+
+## What is going on on Kickstarter?
+
+Something extremely scummy is going on right now! Have a look:
+
+![Flipper Zero Kickstarter](/content/img/kickstarted_counter__1a.png)
+
+Looking good, lot's of stuff to read, let's take our time.
+
+![Flipper Zero Kickstarter](/content/img/kickstarted_counter__1b.png)
+
+My word, they're almost out of Early Birds! Please, for the love of god, if you want to save some money, pledge now, only 9 left and it clearly says "Limited"!
+
+### One minute later
+
+![Flipper Zero Kickstarter](/content/img/kickstarted_counter__2.png)
+
+A person has just pledged! Where's my credit card?
+
+### Another minute later
+
+![Flipper Zero Kickstarter](/content/img/kickstarted_counter__3.png)
+
+Wait, 9 left? Someone bailed? Doesn't matter, I need this!
+
+### Yet another minute later
+
+![Flipper Zero Kickstarter](/content/img/kickstarted_counter__4.png)
+
+Wait, what?
+
+### And it goes on
+
+![Flipper Zero Kickstarter](/content/img/kickstarted_counter__5.png)
+
+### And on
+
+![Flipper Zero Kickstarter](/content/img/kickstarted_counter__6.png)
+
+## This needs to stop
+
+Well, you get the point. Flipper Zero is having some employee continuously adding more "Limited" pledges to perpetually give the impression they are almost out of "Early Bird" kits.
+
+That's extremely deceptive and manipulative behavior and should not be tolerated. This needs to stop right now.